JAKARTA - The Jambi Regional Police's Professional and Security Sector (Bid Propam) has investigated 3 Batanghari Police personnel who are suspected of carrying out illegal levies (extortion).

The case occurred when the handling of illegal crude oil mining (illegal drilling) in Batin Village, Bajubang District, Batanghari Regency, Jambi. The three personnel are Aipda BPS, Bripka TM and Bripka AS.

The chronology of the incident began on Sunday, March 7, 2021, when the three personnel received information that a car was mired in carrying fuel.

They came to the scene of the crime and found a truck that had been slumped and the driver had left on the side of the road with 5 tons of illegal fuel.

When the car was taken out of the location, someone claimed to be the owner and invited the personnel to have dinner together and there was a transaction of giving Rp. 6 million rupiah to the three personnel.

The Head of Jambi Police, Inspector General A Rachmad Wibowo, through the Head of Public Relations, Kombes Mulia Prianto, said that the target for illegal collection of the three police officers was against SH, the owner of an illegal oil well. The SH car was successfully secured by officers.

"The Jambi Police Chief is very attentive and has a firm stance on violations committed by Jambi Police personnel, be it discipline, code of ethics or crime," he said as quoted by Antara, Wednesday, March 10.


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